Kanyigi Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kanyigi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kanyigi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyigi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyigi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanyigi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyigi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyigi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kanyigi is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyingi | 93 | 3,239 | / |
| Kainyingi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanyingie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanjigi | 86 | 71 | / |
| Kanyiga | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kanyige | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kanyegi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kaniigi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyengi | 80 | 1,958 | / |
| Kaniengi | 80 | 369 | / |
| Kanyinge | 80 | 131 | / |
| Kanyighe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kganyegi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kanjingi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyigye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyige | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanhighi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniega | 71 | 339 | / |
| Kanjegi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kanjiga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kamjigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyenge | 67 | 1,141 | / |
| Kganyege | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kanyengy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanienge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanyegye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanyeghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyesgye | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kanyegaya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caniega | 57 | 14 | / |
| Kanjege | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kangenge | 53 | 114 | / |
| Kanjenge | 53 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyigi
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